Saturday, April 19, 2014

The Devil Boasts Heavily of Her Sins, But Today We Wait at the Tomb for the Victor

Today the Devil, in desperation, boasts heavily of the sins of the sinner, bragging of what she has done and what the world has done to her in the pleasures of its selfishness and pride. But Cosmos shall be overthrown by He who waits in the tomb and the worldly ones who built her up a false life put to shame and exposed for their trickery and deceit. The Divine Bridegroom has gone down into Hades to raise her from the dead. The Divine Fire of the Holy Ghost comes down to purify her and illumine the world. Let us worship the Divine Fire from on high that cleanses the sinner! Glory to Thy Longsuffering, O Lord! O Bridegroom, Glory to Thee!

It is truly meet to bless thee O Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure and the Mother of Our God. More honorable than the Cherubim and by far more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption thou didst bear God the Word. True Theotokos we magnify thee!